The Principles of Counterintelligence In Use
Whenever a threat imposes to a certain party, it is important to eliminate it in the most effective and fast way possible. In case of the threat of information or a crucial content threat, the counterintelligence method is one of the most useful as it has not only the offensive ways that eliminate the danger, but also the defensive ways that allow to prevent the future or secondary threats.
In the presented scenario, the deterrence element can be used to create risks from the offensive party that attempts to steal the contents from the storage container. In order to do this, the contents may be pronounced hazardous or illegal to carry by the unauthorized persons with the permission of law enforcement to use all required means to prevent any unauthorized access to the contents. This will make harder for the offenders to keep the contents by themselves or attempt to sell them officially, thus creating the overweight risks. Then, in order to detect and identify the threat precisely, the corresponding measures, such as screening of the storage container and interrogation of the unauthorized trespassers are to be used. This will result in developing a strategy for further threats elimination and prevention. Then, the offensive methods of counterintelligence are to be used to eliminate the current threat. This may include the change of the storage container location, which will deceive the opposition, or filling the container with other contents that are of no use to the opposition. Finally, the neutralization of the opposition in this case can be achieved by placing the opposing party member who attempt to steal the contents from storage in detention by law enforcement. This will be based on the deterrence stage, during which the contents are made illegal for the unauthorized persons, or hazardous.
The proposed solutions for the presented scenario demonstrate that the methods of counterintelligence fit greatly for eliminating the threat of theft in a non-violent way. This is useful for many aspects of human life and work as in more formal fields, such as business and management, or personal security of one’s private property.
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